So...no one owns Wal-Mart anymore? eh? A bit-dated list (still 2001) from Forbes.com: 1 Gates, William H. III 58.7 United States 2 Buffett, Warren Edward 32.3 United States 3 Allen, Paul Gardner 30.4 United States 4 Ellison, Lawrence Joseph 26 United States 5 Albrecht, Theo & Karl 25 Germany 6 Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal 20 Saudi Arabia 7Walton, Jim C. 18.8 United States Son of Sam Walton (d. 1992), founder of Wal-Mart store chain, now world's biggest retailer. Jim is now chief executive of Arvest Group, a collection of community banks. 8 Walton, John T. 18.7 United States Son of Sam Walton (d. 1992), founder of Wal-Mart store chain. John is a major advocate and backer of school voucher movement, also endows scholarships. 9 Walton, S. Robson 18.6 United States Son of Sam Walton (d. 1992), founder of Wal-Mart store chain. Rob helped plan 1970 IPO, and has been a director since 1978. Now serves as chairman. 10 Walton, Alice L. 18.5 United States 10 Walton, Helen 18.5 United States The widow of Sam Walton (d. 1992), who opened a general store in Arkansas in 1962 that eventually grew into Wal-Mart chain, the world's largest retailer with more than 4,000 outlets worldwide. The Walton family is still a major shareholder. 1/30/02 8:39:04 PM, muziknut2@juno.com wrote:

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Wellll...isn't the owner of Wal-Mart richer than Bill Gates now? He's pretty close, that's all I know. <<<

Sam Walton died in 1996. Peace.

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